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MCQ 11 Mark
Which pressure belt is also known as Doldrum ?
  • ✓
    Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
  • B
    Tropical High Pressure Belt
  • C
    Polar High Pressure Belt
  • D
    Sub Topical Low Pressure Belt
Answer
Correct option: A.
Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
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MCQ 41 Mark
By which name is a cyclone known in $U.S. ?$
  • ✓
    Hurricane
  • B
    Typhoon
  • C
    Willie-Willie
  • D
    Tornado
Answer
Correct option: A.
Hurricane
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MCQ 51 Mark
While going above the sea level, for how many metres does the pressure decrease by I cm ?
  • A
    $265$
  • B
    $365$
  • ✓
    $165$
  • D
    $465$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$165$
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MCQ 61 Mark
What is the average atmospheric pressure at mean sea level ?
  • A
    $1023$ mb
  • ✓
    $1013$ mb
  • C
    $1003$ mb
  • D
    $1031$ mb
Answer
Correct option: B.
$1013$ mb
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MCQ 81 Mark
In which country is a cyclone known as a tornado?
  • A
    Mexico
  • B
    Australia
  • C
    Philippines
  • ✓
    $\text{ U.S.A.}$
Answer
Correct option: D.
$\text{ U.S.A.}$
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MCQ 91 Mark
Cyclone is known by what name in Japan?
  • A
    Tornado
  • B
    Vriiken
  • ✓
    Tycoon
  • D
    Willie-Willie
Answer
Correct option: C.
Tycoon
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MCQ 101 Mark
Where does the wind come from the Pacific Ocean in North America?
  • A
    Fun
  • ✓
    Chinook
  • C
    Heat
  • D
    Bora
Answer
Correct option: B.
Chinook
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MCQ 111 Mark
Where are the winds blowing in the mouth of the Rahon River in France?
  • ✓
    Mistral
  • B
    Sirocco
  • C
    Hermeton
  • D
    Norvester
Answer
Correct option: A.
Mistral
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MCQ 121 Mark
Name the pressure band between $60^\circ \text{C U.A}$ and $70^\circ \text{C U.A?}$
  • A
    North ion circular High Pressure Belt
  • B
    South Ionic High Pressure Belt
  • ✓
    North Pole Lesser Belt
  • D
    South Pole Short Pressure Belt
Answer
Correct option: C.
North Pole Lesser Belt
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MCQ 131 Mark
Which instrument can be used to measure air pressure?
  • A
    Thermometer
  • B
    Animometer
  • ✓
    Anohyde barometer
  • D
    Pyrenometer
Answer
Correct option: C.
Anohyde barometer
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MCQ 141 Mark
Which of the following factor does not affect air pressure?
  • ✓
    Surface
  • B
    Height
  • C
    Temperature
  • D
    Vapor
Answer
Correct option: A.
Surface
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MCQ 151 Mark
What is the instrument used to measure wind speed called?
  • A
    Thermometer
  • B
    Wind direction indicator
  • C
    Barometer
  • ✓
    Wind velocity gauge
Answer
Correct option: D.
Wind velocity gauge
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MCQ 161 Mark
Who was the scientist who discovered that wind is dead?
  • ✓
    Feral
  • B
    Marshall
  • C
    James
  • D
    Smith
Answer
Correct option: A.
Feral
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MCQ 171 Mark
Which instrument can be used to measure air pressure?
  • A
    Thermometer
  • B
    Pyrenometer
  • ✓
    Barometer
  • D
    Lactometer
Answer
Correct option: C.
Barometer
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MCQ 191 Mark
Which plains have a temperature of $15^\circ C$ to $25^\circ C$ in two hours?
  • A
    Sahara
  • B
    Kutch
  • ✓
    Prairies
  • D
    Rockies
Answer
Correct option: C.
Prairies
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MCQ 201 Mark
What is the temperature of the regions near the coast due to sea waves?
  • A
    $10^\circ C$ to $15^\circ C$
  • ✓
    $5^\circ C$ to $7^\circ C$
  • C
    $25^\circ C$ to $30^\circ C$
  • D
    $30^\circ C$ to $35^\circ C$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$5^\circ C$ to $7^\circ C$
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MCQ 221 Mark
Which scholar has studied the effects of Earth's axis of rotation on air currents?
  • ✓
    Feral
  • B
    Marshall
  • C
    Smith
  • D
    S.H. Shah
Answer
Correct option: A.
Feral
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MCQ 231 Mark
What is the latitude of the equatorial low pressure belt in the hemisphere?
  • A
    $20$ degrees
  • ✓
    $10$ degrees
  • C
    $15$ degrees
  • D
    $25$ degrees
Answer
Correct option: B.
$10$ degrees
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MCQ 241 Mark
What is the total number of pressure belts on the earth's surface?
  • A
    Five
  • ✓
    Seven
  • C
    Four
  • D
    Three
Answer
Correct option: B.
Seven
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MCQ 251 Mark
What is the weight of moisture compared to air?
  • ✓
    Lightweight
  • B
    Heavy
  • C
    Zero
  • D
    Less
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lightweight
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MCQ 261 Mark
Approximately how many millibars of air pressure decreases due to thin air on the summit of Mount Everest?
  • ✓
    $320$
  • B
    $420$
  • C
    $520$
  • D
    $220$
Answer
Correct option: A.
$320$
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MCQ 271 Mark
Mount Everest in the Himalayas is about how many meters high?
  • A
    $9898$
  • ✓
    $8848$
  • C
    $8489$
  • D
    $8777$
Answer
Correct option: B.
$8848$
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MCQ 281 Mark
As the height of any place increases, what is the air of that place?
  • ✓
    Thinner
  • B
    less thin
  • C
    Similar
  • D
    Not one
Answer
Correct option: A.
Thinner
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MCQ 301 Mark
What is the force of gravity on the poles of the equator?
  • ✓
    have more.
  • B
    less.
  • C
    be the same.
  • D
    is equal.
Answer
Correct option: A.
have more.
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MCQ 311 Mark
What is the air pressure at the center of the cyclone?
  • ✓
    Lightweight
  • B
    Heavy
  • C
    Medium
  • D
    negligible
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lightweight
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MCQ 321 Mark
By what name is a cyclone known in the $US?$
  • A
    Hurricane
  • B
    Tycoon
  • C
    Willie-Willie
  • ✓
    Tornado
Answer
Correct option: D.
Tornado
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MCQ 331 Mark
At an average rate of $1 m$ above sea level, the pressure decreases by $1 \ cm?$
  • A
    $265$
  • B
    $365$
  • ✓
    $165$
  • D
    $465$
Answer
Correct option: C.
$165$
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MCQ 341 Mark
What is the average atmospheric pressure at sea level?
  • A
    $1023 $ millibars
  • B
    $1013$ millibars
  • ✓
    $1003$ millibars
  • D
    $1031$ millibars
Answer
Correct option: C.
$1003$ millibars
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